Insect-trap.



No. 746,435. PATENTED DEG. 8, 1903.

H. ANDREWS.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 24, 1903. H0 MODEL.

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applied position upon aytable above a recep- UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 1903.

HARRY ANDREWS, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

INSECT-T RAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,435, dated December 8, 1903.

Application filed June 24, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ANDREWS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Insect-Traps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to insect-traps; and

,the primary object thereof is to provide a tacle of fluid. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the trap.

Referring to the drawings by reference-numerals, 1 designates a base-plate preferably rectangular in contour and of a weight sufficient to retain the trap in applied position without the necessity of using other fastening means.

2 2 designate arms, each being provided at a point near one of their ends with adepression forming a bearing 3 and are secured to the edges of the base-plate in such position that the bearings 3 will be disposed a little above the base-plate and in advance of the forward end thereof.

' Mounted upon the base to have a tilting movement thereon is a platform, the same being provided at points to one side of its center with pintles 5, having their extremities, which are adapted to be received by the having a hard smooth face.

Serial No. 162,926. (No model.)-

platform in a horizontal or set position, and asecondary member 5, which may be constructed from metal or any other material The member 5 is secured to the member 4 in any suitable manner and has its greater portion bent downwardly to give to its upper smooth face an inclination, through virtue of which all liability of an insect securingagrip and moving upward upon said member beyond its center of gravity, and consequently rendering the trap inoperative, is obviated. The base has its forward end provided with a projection 6, adapted to be engaged by the member 4 when tilted to obviate any liability of the platform being moved to a vertical position to insure its quick return to its normal horizontal position.

The operation of the trap may be explained in the following manner: The device may be placed upon a table or other-support to dispose the member 5 above and overa receptacle of fluid, as clearly illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings. In this position of the trap any insect that may crawl onto the member 5 will cause the platform to be tilted and, owing to the smooth face and inclination of this memher, the insect will be precipitated into the receptacle of fluid. After the weight of the insect has been removed from the member 5 the platform will be caused to immediately resu me its normal horizontal position through virtue of the greater weight of the member 4.

It is apparent from the above description,

:taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that the means of securing the platform to the base-plate provides one that is easily tilted and returned to its normal position and that through virtue of thesmooth and inclined face of the member 5 the operward ends being provided with depressed bearings, a platform, pintles carried by the platform and having needle-points adapted to be received by the bearings, and a projection carried by the forward end of the baseplate to prevent the platform being tilted beyond a vertical position.

2. The combination with a base-plate, of

arms see u red thereto and having their forward ends disposed in advance of the base-plate and provided with depressed bearin gs, a platform comprising main and secondary members, the main member being adapted to retain the platform in its normal horizontal po- 

